Huntsville gazette., 1887-05-14

PARNELL's physical condition is repre-
tented as alarming He is said to be suf-
1erlng from cancer of the stomach.
The Western Passenger Agents Asso-
citation differential rates went into effect
on the 9Th from Kansas City to New York.
The fourteen year old son of Miles
Alden, farmer near 1onia, Mich, fatally
shot his sister, aged twelve years, on the
9Th, after remarking: 'tShe won't bother
me any more" The boy was arrested.
BosToN is boring for natural gas
JENNIE BOWMAN, the brave young do
mestic whose brutal treatment by the
negroes, Turner and Patterson, so aroused
the people of Louisville, KY, few weeks
ago. died from her injuries on the night
of the 9th
A WASHINGTON correspondent of the
New York Sam states that Rev. Dr. P l..
Chapelle pastor of st. Matthew's Church,
Washington, is to be made coadJutor Of
Archbishop LeraY of New Orleans, that
the Pope has approved the choice and the
appointment will be announced at the
next consistory or the one following it.
Mrs. SARAH ELIZABETH MCCLELLAN, wi
dow of Hon. Robt. Mcclellan, Governor of
Michigan in 1913 and Secretary of the
Interior in President Pierces Cabinet,
seventy-third year. She was a relative of
Josh Billings and leaves a large estate
FOREST fires are raging in Galicia and
Pennsylvania, devastating large tracts of
land and destroying villages. The mill
tary and the fire brigade are doing all in
their power to arrest the progress of the
flames, but are meeting with little sue
| cess. In Pennsylvania more than four
hundred houses were burned in the town
of Csikosinas and thirty three in the viii
lage of Janoshaza.
THE Queen on the 9th, received at
| Bucking cham palace the corporation Of
| London, which called by appointment to
present public address on behalf of the
city.
| THE Virginia legislative committee and
| the parties representing the foreign bond
| holders have come to a deadlock on the
| State debt question.
| THE verification Of the statement by the
| North German Gdzette's charges Of a new
| secret treaty between Russia and Austria
| has created excitement throughout Eu-
| rope and has depressed all the money
markets.
| THE Russian Government has prohibited
| the sale of the drama composed by Count
| Tolstoi for general circulation, and enti-
! tied, "The Powers of Darkness"
| THIRTY-FIvE bodies were recovered
| from the wrecked mine at Nanaimo, B. c.,
on the 9th A shovel was found on which
was written with chalk: Thirteen hours
| and now dying in misery. John Evans. F"
| THE Comptroller of the Currency has
authorized the Western National Bank of
| the city of New York to begin business
| with capital of So, 500, 000 The officers
of the bank are Daniel Manning, pres-
dent, and Ferdinand Blankinhorn, cashier.
THERE is considerable talk among mem
bers of the Dominion House of Commons
on the question of commercial union with
the United States, and this feeling is
largely due to the manifest disposition of
the American people toward some scheme
for sim BILE reciprocity.
BosToN customs inspectors, on the 9th,
seized as smuggled 5000 cigars and some
Jamaica rum and wine from the fruit
schooner Rebecca r. Nickerson, of Booth
bay, from Baraco, and arrested her mas
ter, Captain A. w. Tatner.